Adjustable bracket for display cases



June 3,v 1930. H. D. BLAKE 1,761,004 V v ADJUSTABLE BRACKET FOR DISPLAY CASES Filed Aug. 1v, 1929 v QN v` i Wayin@ Patentedv .lune Ii, 1930 tarta I HARRY D. BLAKE, or Bestron, IaAssAci-rusnr'rs ADJUSTABLE, BRACKET non meritata"casusVV Application led August 17, 1929. Serial No.`r386,635.

My present invention relates to brackets, and moreparticularly to. an adj ustable bracket for display cases or the like.

Modern display cases such as; are used for meats, for instance, are composed for thev greater part of glass having a sloping front f and narrow top.v rIhev top of such display cases does not lend itself readily for the purpose of displaying` such-goods as meats thereon for several reasons, for instance, lthe top is too narrow to accommodate a meat. tray without obscuring more or less ot the conc tents of the case, also because otsuch narrow space', meat trays are easily knockedorft' of the case by clerks busily engaged in waiting on the trade.

My present invention consists, therefore, of' a portable and adjustable bracket which may be quickly attached to the topof such a dis- -10 play case without the aid of tools and positioned at any'desired spot along the said case,

appear as the description ofthe device :pro-

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In the drawings illustrating my invention,

Fig- 1 shows an elevation taken from one end of a displaycasewith mounted thereon; l A f Y Y Fig. 2 is a front side elevation of the brack-` etillustrated at Fig.A 1;

one ofthe brackets Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view' takenon.

' the linerS-of Fig.- 1, and

F ig. t is also a cross'sectional view taken on line i4-4 of F ig. l'showing a detailof the slide member which supports the backend ofthetrayT. f

Referring now to the drawings, 10 indicates the glass top of a display case D.

front rest lmember 11 comprising a pair of supporting members 12 and 13 separated by a longitudinal member 14 and secured thereto by rivets 15, together with an oit-set member 18, `forms a front rest for the tray T, the supv Vporting'members 12 and v13 being bent 1nwardly-at 16 and 1'7 in parallel relationship for the purpose oi' rsupporting' thefront end of the tray T, as at'16, vfor aV bearing von the caseD,asat17. 1

The oil-set member 18 isA made inl the-form c of an' L and is attached to the member 141 at a pointmidwaybetwee'n`.- the supporting members 12 and 13, is furtherprovidedwi'th lin its oit-set end forithe purpose'ot kloosely receiving a rod member 19, the eXtreme front end 2O of which 1s hooked?` so that itwill engage the extreme front edge-of the glasstop tthe rear portion of the rod 19the`reisa 4.

supporting member 21, the front portion oi which-is formed-in theshape of a U. 1 TheY rod 19 passes-through an opening provided in the rear side of the U member while the front side of the lU member is slotted on one edge at 22, the slot 22fbeing placed lat a slight angle as shown in '3. Midway between l the two sides of the U memberand central-ly located on the rodv19 islocated a resilient f member 23 s lidably mounted for adjustment purposes on the said rod19. l 4This resilient member 23may 1lie-composed of any yieldable niaterlal, as rubber, and so proportioned Vthat its radius `isslightly greater' than the intervening YSpace-between"the center yoit' the rod 19 and :the-inner surface o1V the `bottom Aportion of the U member such that when the vslot 22 ottrontside ofthe. U memberfis engaged withfthe rodV V19,2as`- shown inv Figs. 1 and,

' themember 23willyield Yenough toallow the slot 22 fof the U member to engage'around the rod 19, andiat the `same time oter.' resistyance enoughxto' clamp the Umembert-o the saidrod19.-

. K .c At the .extreme backend. ofthe U member 21 is an extension member 241 extendingrear-v` wardlyV in Tan elevated but parallel planeto with said U member 21.1' `On theextension the bottom off the Uumember'21 andcomposed,v i

preferablyJofone piece 'of flat metal integralV Y 10o, Y s

member 24, I have provided a lcross slide member 25 of well known construction, such that the slide member 25 may be adjusted toward the front or back of the extension 2li for the purpose of accommodating various lengths ol trays, as at T.

To support the U member' 2l as well as the rear end of the tray T, I have pla-ced an S shaped member 26, the lower edge of which is hooked at 27 for the purpose of engaging the rear edge of the case top 1'0 while at the t-op of the S shaped member 26,1 have formed a right-angle, the top surface 28 being bent in a parallel plane to the bottomv of the U member2l.

, Directly above the member 28 isan inverted L member 29, the top side of which is firmly attached to the bottom of the U member 2l while theV lower edgev of the said L member 29 engages in a vertical manner with the bac top side of the right-,angle member 2S. A screw 3Q is threaded through the U member 2l, and L member 29, the lowerend of which passes loosely through the top 28 oi? the S member 26 and is provided with a nut 3l ad- .jacent the under side of lmember 28.

It will be noted that due to the construc- V Y tion ofthe members'26 and 29, certainadj ustments m the tension of the U member 2l when 'locked in place about the rod 19 may be made by tightening up or loosening the nut 3l, as 'the case may be, such that the whole bracket will be rigid while at the same time, the member 23 will prevent the rod 19 from slipping in an endwisedirection'jon the 'rod 19.

T-he hooked end 2,7 of the E -member 26 is setat an angle for the purpose of accommodating a straight top l0, or one whose edges are beveled.

The front support `member '1l supporting thetray T is 'loosely attache-d to the rod 19 such =that it may be raised 'on the rod 19 a short distance in a vertical 'manner for the purpose of allowing an attendant to wash the top ofthe case 10 without removing the whole bracket. Havingthus described my invention, what I claim as new, is:

v1. yTn anV adjustable -bracket for display cases, lthe combination of a Vclamp member adapted to grip one-edge of the top et a-display case, a-collap ble clamp member :.-lapted to grip Ithe opposrteedgeof the'said top of said display case, a vertically movable tray supporting member attachedv to the iirst said clamp member, "a transversely and longitudinally movable tray support attached to the second said clamp member, aryieldably and Yslidably mounted member attached 4to iirst Y '1.' said clamp `member Vandfadapted to be compressed bysaid second Vclamp member by means of a hook formed on one side osecond clamp -`memberandg engaged around said iirst clamp member, substantially Ia's--showny and described.V i

2. In an adjustable bracket for display cases and the like, a clamp member adapted to engage the two opposite edges et the top of a display case comprising a U member slidably associated with a rod member one end of which is hooked for the purpose ot engaging one of said edges of said oase, a yieldable member attached to said. rod and adapted to be compressed and seizet in said U member by means of a hook `Aformed on vone leg of said :member adapted to hook over said rod, a rear extension member comprising'a part -ot' said U member and ei;- tending rearwardly therefrom in a parallel plane to the bottom of said U member and farther provided with a transversely disposed slide member adapted to be horizontally moved on said extension member, an `.iverted l. member attached to one side of said U member and associated with an member and adjustablyl held thereto by means ci a clamp member located between said U member Vand said S member, the lower end of said S member adapted to engage with one side of the top edge ot a display case, a. vertically adjustable tray rest attached to said rod member comprising the tiret sait clamp member.

3. ln an adjustable bracket tor display cases and the like, a clamp member associated with one side ot a c isplay case, a second clamp member associated with the opposite side of said display case, the "np-per portion of said second clamp member comprisingl a U portion, one'side oit said U portion adapted to receive one lend `of said lirst clamp, lthe other side of said U .portion adapted to hook over said first clamp member, a yieldable member located on said lirst clamp ymember and located between the two sides of said U portion for the purpose of locking the tirst clamp member Tto the said second member by means 'of a `hook formed on one side oit said U member as aforesaid.

4l., ln a clamp for yuse .on display brackets or the like, a Jliront portion adapted to engage the iront top of said case, a back -portion slidably .located on said front por-j tion, -r sil-lent member adapted to bind said back vportion to said front portion by meanf:` of a hook member attached to said back portion and engaged with said front portion, a'second hook memberattached to said back portion engaging withthe opposite edge of said case top Vadapted to cooperate with "said liront and back vportion to etiect a clamp on said case, substantially as `shown and described. Y

ln testimony iviiereof I have aiiixed my signature.

.HARRY n. BLAKE.

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